[Photon] Sparkfun Battery shield

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Hi all

It would just to confirm type of battery I should buy for the Particle.
So the shield is the following : https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13626

and is it OK to plug this Polymer Ion Battery on the shield ? https://www.sparkfun.com/products/339

  1. Do I need other thing to do after plugged it all ?
  2. With this battery, what is average lifespan ? to charge it again, I need to plug the Photon on micro usb port ? or how can I do ?

Last, I already use the Grove shield with the Photon, plugged like it : http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/images/110060048%201_03.jpg
3. do you think it will work without any problem if I plug the battery shield on top of the grove shield, and the photon on top of the battery shield ?

THANKS a lot for your feedback :smile:

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1.) Lifespan wise, no one can be certain as it depends on the charge/discharge and usage pattern of your application
2.) You only need the battery and USB input for charging
3.) I cannot find the Grove shield that you are using. Can you paste the link so that i can see if there are issues stacking the shields?
4.) The battery you intend to use is fine

:slight_smile:

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Hi Kenneth

the grove shield I use is here http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/images/110060048%201_03.jpg
below the photon with white ports
Its availabe in the Grove Photon starter kit https://www.coolcomponents.co.uk/grove-starter-kit-for-photon.html

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Sadly, the link you shared does not provide me useful information to see how the Grove shield is wired up so the best way is to probably test it…

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As expected but just to give you the confirmation, the mix Photon Particle / Grove Shield / Sparkfun battery shield works like a charm, just plug it and ready to play, awesome :smile:

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